- Events
Organised by CASH and partnered with Caritas Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Harmonica Association, the Harmonica Beginner Class was held across seven Caritas’ centres since March, this year, providing children from low-income families with the opportunity to engage with music. The harmonica classes, taught by professional instructors from the Hong Kong Harmonica Association, consisted of four sessions and concluded successfully in May.
The instructors adopted an interactive and step-by-step teaching approach, helping participants learn harmonica playing techniques and basic music knowledge from the ground up. The participants showed great engagement, and by the final session, they were able to play a simple folk song on their own. Two of the centres conducted the classes in a parent-child format, encouraging bonding and communication between parents and children through shared musical experiences. The classes proceeded smoothly, received positive feedback, and successfully brought music into the community.
Participating Centres:
- Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Centre
- Caritas Jockey Club Integrated Service for Young People – Wong Tai Sin
- Caritas Jockey Club Integrated Service for Young People – Tak Tin
- Caritas Community Centre – Ngau Tau Kok
- Caritas Community Centre – Kowloon
- Our Common Home – Extended Living Space for Sub Divided Unit (SDU) Resident in Tsuen Wan
- Caritas Community Centre – Aberdeen
The tutor explains the structure and sound production of the harmonica.
The tutor demonstrates the correct way to hold the harmonica with both hands.
The tutor patiently guides the children in practicing proper hand positions.
Participants are highly engaged and successfully perform a simple folk song in the final lesson.
Children receive certificates and take a group photo to commemorate the moment.
- Awards
Jay Fung, Howie @ Dear Jane and Phil Lam received Gold Award, Silver Award and Bronze Award respectively of the ‘CASH Best Singer-songwriter Award’ at the 46th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award. The award was co-presented by RTHK and CASH.
Jay Fung
Howie @ Dear Jane
Phil Lam
Photos provided by: RTHK and Sony Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd
- Awards
Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund, the ‘CASH Music Scholarship for Overseas Studies 2025/2026’ has been awarded to Man Hok Yee. He will pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Music Technology at the California Institute of the Arts.
Man Hok Yee graduated with a degree in Composition and Electronic Music from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. During his studies, he is enthusiastic about participating in interdisciplinary music creation.
Besides his academic studies, he has also been involved in the creation of numerous theatre productions. His recent musical works include the dance performance The Ant Vamilley, and Animal Gacha, produced by the Rice Journey Production, and the Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival 2023’s The Old Man and His Sea (music mixing and assistant composer). Projects where he served as assistant composer include Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio’s Bhagavad Gita (2025) and the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre’s The Story of K City to be premiered in Hong Kong in July.
Man Hok Yee
- Awards
Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the ‘CASH Composition Award 2024/25’ has been awarded to Chung King Yat, a student from Creative Arts and Culture and Education (Music), for the second consecutive year.
Chung King Yat is pursuing Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) (co-terminal double degree) and is currently a fourth-year student studying the saxophone under the guidance of Mr Martin Choy Kwok Tin, and also learning handbells and handbell conducting from Ms Wong Wai Ching, Ms Leung Lai Shee, and Ms Yeung Tsz Ting. He was awarded the ‘Parsons Music Scholarship’ in 2021.
Chung continued to study ensemble music through performance, conducting, and composition, and achieved distinction in the AMusTCL from Trinity College London in recent years. He is currently the Vice-President of the EdUHK Chorus, as well as a student conductor and chairman of the EdUHK handbell Ensemble. He has joined several music groups both within and outside the university, actively participates in performances and operational matters, and has assisted in organizing multiple public performances over the past three years.
Chung King Yat
- Events
The ‘AI-Assisted Music Creation Workshop and Seminar’ is a two-day event featuring workshops, seminar, and docent tours. It aims to provide participants with an accessible yet in-depth understanding of the latest trends and challenges of AI in music creation. The event will explore how AI can inspire creativity while maintaining the creator’s artistic autonomy, opening up new possibilities for innovation. Through industry exchanges and discussions, the event seeks to deepen the conversation around AI’s role in music, emphasizing respect for traditional music copyrights while exploring a symbiotic relationship between AI and musical creativity. The goal is to establish the correct creative mindset and copyright awareness.
Sign up now to join us in exploring the boundaries of AI and transcending personal creative limits!
Date: Saturday & Sunday, 5–6 July 2025
Venue: Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), No. 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
Events Introduction:
Please read the details before registering: Registration Guidelines and Rules
Apply now: Online Application Form (In Chinese Only)
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Saturday, 5 July 2025 |
Workshop I: AI-Assisted Music Creation Lab【Exclusive for CASH Members】[Registration Closed] Participants will learn and practise AI-assisted music creation, focusing on enhancing production efficiency while maintaining personal creativity. The workshop covers music composition, arrangement, etc. Groups will create a short music piece, with a selected work to be performed by HKDI Virtual Idol Vi, and made into a music video for public showcase the next day.
Programme Director:
Mak Chun Hung AMP4 President Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Board of Directors
Songwriter Sharing Session Speakers:
Oscar Lee, Lyricist
T-Ma, Music Producer and Songwriter
*Participants of the workshop must attend both Workshop I & II and seminar, and submit personal music-related information for selection purposes. *Songwriter Sharing Session will be live-streamed on CASH’s YouTube account.
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Workshop II: AI Virtual Idol Sound Production【Exclusive for CASH Members】[Registration Closed] This workshop will explore AI-assisted vocal creation, recording, and mixing for virtual idols, showcasing the process of voice model generation.
Programme Director: Mak Chun Hung, AMP4 President and Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Board of Directors
*Participants of the workshop must attend both Workshop I & II and seminar, and submit personal music-related information for selection purposes. *Participants can choose to attend the Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra) only.
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Seminar Industry experts will share insights and case studies on how AI-generated music is reshaping the music industry, while discussing the importance of music copyright protection. HKDI will also provide an exclusive sharing and explain the production process of Hong Kong’s first Virtual Idol, Vi. The seminar will conclude with a showcase of a selected workshop-created music video featuring the performance of Virtual Idol, Vi.
Moderator: Dr Leung Chi Hin, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, EdUHK
Speakers: Mak Chun Hung, AMP4 President and Director, Hong Kong Film Awards Association (HKFAA) Board of Directors Ken Lee, Senior Lecturer, Department of Digital Media, HKDI Terence Ng, CASH Public Performance Licensing & Corporate Development (Education) Area Manager
*The seminar is open to the public.
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Docent Tour The guided tour will be led by HKDI, taking participants in groups to visit and experience the academy’s music knowledge hub, V Music Library, as well as the graduation exhibition venue. The guided tour is open to the public, with priority given to workshop/seminar participants. |
Application information:
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Workshop (I & II) and Seminar & Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra) Friday, 30 May 2025 at 5 p.m. Seminar & Docent Tour Friday, 27 June 2025 at 5 p.m.
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Workshop (I & II) and Seminar Free (a deposit of HKD 300 is required for successful applicants, which will be fully refunded within one month after the event). Workshop II Live Video Conference (Extra), Seminar & Docent Tours Free
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- Awards
Sponsored by the CASH Music Fund and presented by the CUHK, ‘The Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Scholarships 2024/25’ have been awarded to the following students from the Department of Music.
Chan Chi Huen
Chan Chi Huen is currently a final year undergraduate pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Music, studying the trumpet under Mr Jacobus Chong. Majoring in composition, he is studying under the tutelage of Prof. Chan Kai Young, Dr Lo Hau Man and Prof. Wendy Lee.
Chan has composed music for diverse genres. His representative compositions include As the Hart Panteth after the Water Brooks, a Cantonese choral-orchestral sacred work, and Mountain City — Nightscape, for solo trumpet, horn, euphonium and symphonic band. He has also produced jazz compositions, one of which is Auld Lang Syne Anew, written for the big band with original English lyrics.
Chen Shuaike
Chen Shuaike is currently a doctoral student in composition, studying under the guidance of Prof. Wendy Lee. Chan has been awarded several accolades, including the Third Prize at the ‘13th Rivers Awards International Composition Competition’ in 2024, and the second place in the Senior Division of the ‘Rocky Mountain Composition Competition’ in Canada, etc.
His notable works include the solo piece for dizi, Wucao Whispers; chamber music pieces such as The Transcendence Realm and The Resonance Of Mountain Song; orchestral works like Cherry Blossoms and the clarinet concerto Fire Dance. His compositions have been performed by ensembles such as Ensemble L’Itinéraire, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Wenzhou University Symphony Orchestra.
- Events
The 2025 MÜST International Songwriting Camp is now calling for application until 28 April. For more details, please visit the following webpage: https://songwritingcamp.must.org.tw/MUST/CAMP/INDEX.jsp
- Member
It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Jim Lo (Jim Sir), the ‘Maestro of Hong Kong Lyricism’ on 19 March 2025. It is a huge loss to both the Society and all musicians in the Hong Kong music scene.
Jim Sir’s music career spanned nearly half a century with a repertoire of over 1,000 songs, whose countless classics has touched the hearts of generations of Hong Kong people. He made tremendous contributions to the popular music scene in Hong Kong. His lyrics were popular and resonated deeply with the public, including ‘Hope You Remember Me By Heart’, ‘Every Time When There Is A Change’, ‘It Is Fate That We Met’, ‘The Swordsman Li’, ‘Love Without Flowers Will Bear No Fruits’, ‘Emperor Qin Shi Huang’, ‘The Grace Of Homeland’, ‘Reincarnated’, ‘A Rickshaw Named Dream’, ‘A Rosy Future’ and ‘Tears Shed In The Journey’, etc.
Jim Sir’s lyrics were rich and diverse, showcasing a variety of styles. He was a self-taught lyricist who was extremely serious about his art. For him, lyrics were meant to be aesthetically conceived and conveyed vivid images. He thought of pop lyrics as a form of literature that touched on a much wider array of themes than just romance. He cared about society and longed for his distant homeland, and the combination of this broad vision and his monumental talent provided his lyrics with a timeless quality.
Jim Sir had maintained contact with the Society over the years and spared no effort to support the younger generations. He was honoured by the Society with the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Award’ in 2001.
We will always remember Jim Sir’s significant contribution to the popular song lyrics and Hong Kong music scene. May Jim Sir rest in peace, and we would like to express our deepest condolences to his family.
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CASH records with deep sadness the passing of Chen Ning Chi on 18 March 2025. It is a huge loss to both the Society and all musicians in the Hong Kong music scene.
Chen Ning Chi was one of the founding members of CASH and has supported the Society for many years. The Society awarded him the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Award’ in 2015 in recognition of his significant achievements to the music industry.
Chen has been active in the serious music circle for over 50 years. Under his belt, he has over a hundred pieces of composition in both Chinese and Western music genres. Chen’s pursuit of breakthrough has allowed him to extend his composing talent greatly not only to instrumental pieces but also to various kinds of stage productions like musicals, Chinese dance opera, classical opera and symphonic poem. His significant work included the Chinese ensemble The Ancient Capital, the choral work The Chariots Rattle On, the piano work Reminiscence of Chibi and the orchestral work Ode to the Bounteous Land, etc. Reminiscence of Chibi won the ‘1994 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards – Local Serious Work’.
In 1977, Chen has assisted in establishing the professional Urban Council Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra where the concept of “Symphonization of Chinese music” was voiced, and served as the Assistant Music Director and other positions at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra from 1993 to 2002, making significant contributions to the promotion of Chinese music culture.
We will always remember his dedication to music creation and his music has enriched the local music scene. May he rest in peace and our deepest condolences to his family.
- Events
The Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Song Writers Quest, which is organised by the Macau Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (MACA), supported by the Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC) and Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Limited (CASH), sponsored by the Cultural Development Fund of the Macao SAR, is now calling for entries until 17 April. The event aims to promote exchanges and interactions of music culture among the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao areas, thus jointly promoting the development of music creation. MCSC, CASH, and MACA, as the collective management organizations for music copyright in Mainland China, Hong Kong China, and Macao China, will continue to promote music creation and provide opportunities and platforms for those interested in music creation to showcase their talents, thereby discovering more outstanding composers for the music industry in the three areas.
This competition has invited music professionals from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR to form a prestigious panel of judges, including (in no particular order): Schumann (Composer, Arranger & Music Producer), Alan Cheung (Music Director, Composer, Lyricist & Music Arranger for films and TV programmes), Joe Lei (Composer, Lyricist & Music Producer), Cui Shi Xuan (Composer, Lyricist and Music Producer). The judging panel will join forces to select eight songs from all the entries to enter the final round of competition, the eight finalists will be performed live and will be rated and commented by the panel of judges. This event will definitely be a valuable experience for every participant.
The competition accepts entries from participants who are composed of at least 50% residents of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which includes the Hong Kong SAR, the Macao SAR, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, and Zhaoqing. About the admission procedure and related terms: It is now calling for entries until 17 April , 2025 at 4:00 pm, by which time entrants must submit a completed entry form and all supporting materials (including score and lyrics without writers’ names, lyrics sheet only, entry song in MP3 format) by email to [email protected] and confirm the good receipt by phone (853)2888 2380; or include all of the above on the CD and submit to MACA office (Alameda Dr. Carlos D’Assumpcao No. 258, Praca Kin Heng Long C10, Macau).
Seven awards will be presented: Champion, 1st Runner-Up and the 2nd Runner-Up for The Best Song, Best Music, Best Lyrics, Best Performance and My Favorite Song. Contestants can submit one or more musical works. The Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Song Writers Quest invites all people who are interested in music creation to participate actively.
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For more details, please visit the following webpage. Please fill in as a CASH member when registering: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeteCNyabc-xck_-CnRWkEggksJaCd-HCe3cPUQi3B7mu5xgw/viewform?usp=header
- Awards, Events
The ‘2024 CASH Annual Dinner cum Golden Sail Music Awards Presentation’ was successfully held on 5 November 2024 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Nearly 800 guests including friends from the music industry, honourable guests from government officials and business sectors, as well as our clients and members to support the talk of the town event.
The following awards were presented, namely: ‘Best Melody’, ‘Best Lyrics’, ‘Best Arrangement’, ‘Best Vocal Collaborations’, ‘Best Performance by a Band’, ‘Best Vocal Performance by a Female Artist’, and ‘Best Vocal Performance by a Male Artist’, ‘Best Serious Composition’, ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’ and ‘CASH Best Song’.
Besides, renowned lyricist Mr Poon Wai Yuen and serious music composer Prof. David Gwilt were presented ‘CASH Hall of Fame Awards 2024’ respectively in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the music industry.
Finalists for ‘CASH Best Song’, ‘Best Lyrics’, and ‘Best Arrangement’ sharing on stage
CASH Chairman Prof. Chan Wing Wah, JP (Mid), Directors Jonathan Ho, Carol Ng, Dr Mui Kwong Chiu, Chan Siu Kei (L2-5), Alvin Leong, Spencer Lee, Gallery Chow and Tomy Wai (R2-4), along with Joint General Managers Mimi Chan (R1) and Ridgely Wei (L1), gathered on stage for the toasting
The recipient of the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Awards 2024’ Poon Wai Yuen, with award presenter Kenneth Fok
Jocelyn Chan, Felix Lam, DEZ, and Winky Wong perform classic hits by Poon Wai Yuen arranged by Cheung Ka Shing, creating an electrifying dinner atmosphere
Poon Wai Yuen, recipient of the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Awards 2024,’ with performers Cheung Ka Shing, Tommy Chan, Jocelyn Chan, Felix Lam, DEZ, and Winky Wong
Award presenter, Mr. Tsang Chi Sham, Thomas with ‘Best Young Composer’s Serious Composition’ winner Luk Wai Chun
Award presenter Poon Wai Yuen, with ‘Best Melody’ winners J. Arie, and representatives of Kiri T and Gavin Chan
Award presenter Poon Wai Yuen, with ‘Best Lyrics’ winner Sit Chun Ning
Award presenter Poon Wai Yuen, with the representative of ‘Best Arrangement’ winners Terence Lam and Vigilant Nation Ent.
Award presenter Prof. Victor Chan, with ‘Best Serious Composition’ winners Cheung Pui Shan and Lai Kam Yee
Karen Sung and Harry Chiu perform the classic piece ‘Sonatina’ by Prof. David Gwilt, recipient of the ‘CASH Hall of Fame Awards 2024’
Award presenter Lowell Lo with the representative of ‘Best Female Vocal Performance’ winner moon tang
Award presenter Lowell Lo with ‘Best Male Vocal Performance’ winner Wan Kwong
Award presenter Frank Lee with the representative of ‘Best Vocal Collaborations’ winners Jay Fung and Marf Yau
Award presenter Joanus Lam with the representative of ‘Best Performance by a Band’ winner “per se”
The winning team “4.30AM”, members Leung Yan Ting Tiffany, Chen Qiong, Wong Hin Cheng (Frog), and tutor Sara Fung performed their award-winning original song ‘Zhi Xi’ on stage
Award presenter Prof. Chan Wing Wah, JP with ‘CASH Best Song’ winners: Sit Chun Ning, Nick Wong, Wan Kwong, Ho Kwan Yuen and Anson Lo
